China is preparing to establish independent AI academies in Shanghai and Beijing to develop the talent needed to grow the artificial intelligence industry, according to an award-winning AI expert.
Mr. Zhu also called for China's academic institutions to be opened up to the international community as part of China's efforts to lead technological innovation.
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He made the remarks on May 11 at a meeting of the CPPCC, which convened more than 100 experts to discuss ways to improve the quality of China's workforce and modernize the country.
“[We] Efforts should be stepped up to revitalize the academic community and attract international talent,” Zhu said in a report published Monday by the CPPCC Daily, the media outlet of China's top political advisory body. It was reported that.
“Artificial intelligence is currently at the forefront of global technology competition, posing both challenges and opportunities for China's population quality, job market, education reform, and technological innovation,” according to the report. Stated.
The article does not reveal when the AI ​​Academy will open.
Zhu said foreign AI experts and students who wish to reside and seek employment in China should be given the same fair treatment as Chinese nationals. He also proposed using private foundations to attract global AI talent, according to the report.
According to the report, Zhu will expand AI education already in place at some universities in China, including building an “innovation vitality index” and integrating AI training with other fields for university students. It is said that he recommended
Long Teng, vice minister of science and technology, said in the CPPCC Daily that China will promote international talent exchanges in fields including AI and create standards to recognize “high-end, cutting-edge and urgently needed” foreign talent. Then he answered.
Ron said China has worked to formulate and implement human resources development policies with emphasis on key areas such as AI.
The discussions come as the Chinese government redoubles its efforts in artificial intelligence as it seeks to build high-quality technical talent and lead the recovery of its struggling economy.
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Since California-based OpenAI took the world by storm over the 19th century, the Chinese government has been increasingly concerned about AI I think this could be a game changer. one year ago.
As competition in science and technology between the United States and China intensifies, AI is at the forefront, and as conflicts over the South China Sea, trade, and ideology intensify, international competition to develop human resources is intensifying.
Mr. Chu holds a degree from Harvard University and was previously an award-winning expert in computer vision at the University of California, Los Angeles. He returned to China and joined Peking University in 2020 to head the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.
